Table 1.

Mean severity ratings and DAPI test results for various ash trees growing in cultivation and the wild in Arizona that were surveyed for ash decline in fall 1992.

Species/cultivarNo. of trees surveyedPercentage with symptomsMean severity rating*Percentage DAPI positive
Fraxinus velutina, wild type  57  19.31.2127.1
F. velutina ‘Modesto’ cultivated in Tempe108100.04.1076.9
F. velutina ‘Modesto’ cultivated outside Phoenix metropolitan area  2657.72.2750.0
F. velutina ‘Rio Grande’ cultivated in Tempe  50  6.01.0633.3
F. uhdei cultivated in Tempe  50  0.01.038.9
  • * Mean severity rating = Σ class ratings ÷ number of individuals rated.